yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be surprised; to be astonished
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
focal point; nodal point; node
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
town; city; municipal; urban
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
that is to say; so that means
mobilization; mobilisation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
sanity; consciousness; soberness
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up